The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-03-19

of the love of God, of his delight in that
love and of his perfect trust in the eternal
Spirit, to whose providence he commended
all his dear ones, including three little chill
dren, as he took leave of them all with the
assurance that he would meet them all again,
after comparatively little while, in the bet
ter world. The funeral, which was largely
attended, was held on Saturday, Feb. 10, the
services being conducted partly at the house
and partly at the Presbyterian church, the
parents being Presbyterians, by the pastor,
in fraternal cooperation with the Univers-
alist pastor from Plaintield, the latter de-
livering the sermon. The preaching of the
gospel by this young brother on his dying
bed, to his family and all the neighbor5 and
friends who visited him and took care of him,
with his happy and triumphant departure,
has wrought much good to all in the COM
munity, Independent of sect. y. M.
At the residence of W. G. Smith, in Rock
ford, ILL.,, Dec. II, 1886, Mrs. Eliza Swan, in
the eighty fifth year of her age. She was the
eldest daughter of Jacob f. Rudd, late of the
town of Western, Oneida county, N. Y. Mrs.
Alvera s. Miller, wife of Judge Miller, of
Ocean View, Cal, is her only surviving sister;
Thomas j. Rudd, of Rockford, and j. M.
Rudd, of Salem, ILL.,, her only surviving
brothers. In 1850 she, with her husband,
Philander Swan, came to Rockford and set-
tied on farm, where, in 1869, Mr.. Swan
died. Mrs. Swan, with her adopted daugh-
ter, Sophia Metcalf, continued their man.
agement of the farm with energy and sue
cess for years. Mrs. Swan was consistent
Universalist. Her last words to her daugh-
ter expressed this faith; and the last paper
she read was her beloved UNIvERsALI5T. Her
funeral was attended by Rev d. M. Reed.
In Marion, Ind, Feb. Z, 1887, after long
and painful illness, Mrs. Elmira Case, wife
of Isaac S. Case Elmira Jenkins was born
in Franklin county, Ind, March Is, 1924.
She was married to Isaac S. Case, July 4,
1S41. She joined with her husband, the Uni
versalist church at Snow Hill, while they
were young married people, and has been a
living example of the beauty of the Univers-
alist faith through all the years of her life.
She died in the triumphs of this glorious
faith, saying with almost her last words that
Universalism is not only good to live by,
but good to die by" The funeral services
were conducted on Wednesday, Feb. 8, by
Rev. n A. Saxton, of Button. A friend
writes the following: Mrs. Case has been
a patient sufferer through a long and painful
illness of several months. A kind mother,
the center around which the home circle re-
volved in loving unison. For the sake of those
who felt they could not give her up, she long
ed to get well, but was willing to go if the
Father called for her. Death held no terrors
it was only the door across whose threshold
she entered the house beautiful. She was
true Christian-patient, hopeful and always
one of the most cheerful and warm-hearted
women 1t has ever been our pleasure to know.
One of the strongest characteristics of her
nature was her charitableness. Hers was ever
an open hand to the poor" In this beau
tiful life we have the practical power of the
divine truth of Christian Universalism,
N A. SAxTON.